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THE IMPERFECT TENSE
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The imperfect tense in Spanish is used to
•describe things that used to happen
• places,objects and people (in the past)
•give background description that is secondary to the main action.
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It is formed by taking the stem of the infinitive and adding the endings as follows
Ar verbs e.g. hablar
Yo hablaba
Tú hablabas
Él/ella/usted hablaba
Nosotros hablábamos
Vosotros hablabais
Ellos/ellas/ustedes hablaban
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Er verbs
E.g. comer
Yo comía
Tú comías
Él/ella/usted comía
Nosotros comíamos
Vosotros comíais
Ellos/ellas/ustedes comían
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E.g. vivir
Yo vivíaTú vivías
Él/ella/usted vivía
Nosotros vivíamosVosotros vivíaisEllos/ellas/ustedes vivían
IR verbs
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Guess the good news?
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There are only three irregular verbs in the imperfect!
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SERERAERASERAÉRAMOSERAISERAN
IRIBA
IBASIBA
ÍBAMOSIBAISIBAN
VERVEÍA
VEÍASVEÍA
VEÍAMOSVEÍAISVEÍAN
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The imperfect
The preterite
The imperfect sets the scene in the past and thepreterite ‘crashes’into it, with a single action.
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•Things that used to happen
Cuando era joven me gustaba ir al parque todos los días.
When I was young I used to like going to the park every day.
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•Places,objects and people (in the past)
La chica era alta,tenía el pelo largo y llevaba gafas
The girl was tall, had long hair and wore glasses
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•Background description that is secondary to the •main action (in the past)
Eran las doce de la noche. Hacía viento y llovía. El asesino entró en la casa con una pistola.
It was midnight. It was windy and it was raining. The murderer entered the house with a pistol.